Two Weeks Later Rooting Tomatoes (Part 3)

Today I am continuing on my tomato rooting journey. You can get the previous part 2 here. After two weeks in the potting soil and me watering the plants once a day after a week of watering twice a day the photos below is of their progress. Next we'll see how they do planted. So … Continue reading Two Weeks Later Rooting Tomatoes (Part 3)

What I’m Reading

I've mentioned trying to develop more the habit of reading. I'm still reading Killing Jesus by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard (I'm a slow reader). I have grown up in the church and hearing the story of Jesus's crucifixion but reading this book and the way the story is presented as history has been very … Continue reading What I’m Reading

Much Needed Rain

I read last week that it was 20 days in Little Rock without rain, now we've had some big rains and storms! I posted the other day about planting some flowers for my daughter. I put a sprinkler on them and below is a photo of how they germinated. Pollinator garden that was covered by … Continue reading Much Needed Rain

Inspire

I've mentioned before listening to music and encouraging words while I work. One that I recently listened to is The Art of Vulnerable Communication by Craig Groeschel with Albert Tate. I've not heard Mr. Tate before but really enjoyed the video. I'll post a link to the video below. I ended up rewinding this video … Continue reading Inspire

One Week Later Rooting Tomatoes (Part 2)

Today I am continuing on my tomato rooting journey. You can get the previous part 1 here. After a week in the potting soil and me watering the plants twice a day the photos below is of their progress. Tomato Cuttings One Week After Planting Remember what they looked like after potting? Root Growth After … Continue reading One Week Later Rooting Tomatoes (Part 2)

Finally!

It is my favorite time of year, harvest time in the garden. I'll write more on that in a minute but first let me show you our first blooming sunflower of the year: This is the first year I remember planting this sunflower, Chocolate Cherry from Hoss Tools. My daughter loves flowers and was excited … Continue reading Finally!

Rooting Tomato Cuttings (Part 1)

For the past few weeks I have been doing an experiment with tomatoes. Particularly I've been trying to root the cuttings. On a tomato plant if you do not know there are usually suckers growing between the branches. A lot of people recommend pruning these off. I decided to let them grow a bit on … Continue reading Rooting Tomato Cuttings (Part 1)

Pollinators

My daughter loves a flower garden. I am trying something new for the summer. I've planted a warm season pollinator mix I bought from Green Cover Seed in the same plot where I grew a spring cover plot. To this mix I added a few sunflowers because she really like those even though there is … Continue reading Pollinators

Encourage

A few weeks ago I was at church. This particular Sunday I was scheduled to serve in another area. Right before service a friend asked if I could help with something towards the end of the church service. I said I could just slip in for it but really didn't think much of it at … Continue reading Encourage